Notes from Underground

This near perfect woman from Nature has him increasingly focusing on the removal of this birthmark. It is shocking to him that it is part of the most perfect woman. Aylmer feels betrayed by his own true love, Nature, for not giving him the perfect woman. He needs to change this…

A Letter from Birmingham Jail was written on April 16, 1963 by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,( on the margins of newspaper) but is still relevant today. Referring back the reading from last week on why God allows evil, MLK understood what it meant to be a Christian and what the journey looked like. He understood that as Christ suffered, he would too. The most captivating part was that he was okay with carrying the gospel of freedom at any cost as lines 38-44 declare. As we discussed on Thursday,…

was the story of Emmett Till In August 1955, a 14–year–old black boy from Chicago had recently arrived in Money, Mississippi to visit relatives. While in a grocery store, he allegedly whistled and made a flirtatious remark to the white woman behind the counter, violating the strict racial codes of the Jim Crow South. Three days later, two white men—the woman’s husband, Roy Bryant, and his half–brother, J.W. Milam—dragged Till from his great uncle’s house in the middle of the night. After beating…

In the “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Martin Luther King expresses a ‘critical citizenship’ doctrine of political obligation where laws should command and adhere to moral authority. In this letter, Martin Luther King communicates the injustices occurring towards the black community in Birmingham, Alabama as they peacefully demonstrate against police brutality, targeted attacks, and most likely the worst record of segregation in all of the United States (1). The political obligation doctrine of…

protesters are similar by both expressing what they believe in and by both receiving harsh and violent counter attacks in response to their protests. The protesters also differ by the protesters from “Waiting for Dan” peacefully protesting and protesting to fix the issue of race in America while the protesters from “A Letter Home” using violence and protesting due to outrage over U.S. soldiers invading…

Jackie Rios Ms. Thompson AP Language and Composition 16 October 2015 Rhetorical Precis: Letter from a Birmingham In the letter Letter from a Birmingham (1963), Martin Luther King Jr., an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement who is known for his usage of nonviolent civil disobedience, asserts that those who have never experience segregation easily say to wait and to not fight back, as they don’t know what it feel like to be…

Martin Luther King JR. was famous for being a civil rights activist. This led him to write his famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail”. King’s letter responded to an article published by white clergymen who criticized King’s actions towards gaining equal rights for blacks. King’s letter presented his message through pathos and anaphora. Henry Thoreau, another great writer does not speak towards civil rights, but on the topic of the government. Henry Thoreau, author of the lecture “On the Duty of…

nothing is perfect in life, neither Georgiana was. From Aylmer views, Georgiana was so perfect morally and spiritually. However, Aylmer was unhappy with a little imperfection on Georgiana’s face, which makes him obsessed by such powers that he wanted to experiment on his wife with the idea of make her even more perfect than she already was. In the story, Hawthorne describes Georgiana as everything Aylmer wants. “You came so nearly perfect from the hand of Nature” (Hawthorne 1), Aylmer said. He…

Letter from a Birmingham Jail Analysis Essay In this letter, King uses various tones to respond to a group of white clergymen who argue that his way of fighting social injustice is improper and to justify his means to try to achieve his purpose. King is a true civil rights activist and believes in only acting respectfully and nonviolently, but at the same time, the white clergymen, advocates of civil rights, condemn his nonviolent protest. King is “not unmindful of the difficulties involved”…

Expository Writing Prompt Brennen kaawa feb.1/ 2017 In this writing prompt i'm going to explain the importance of martin luther king's letter from birmingham jail and i am also going to explain the cause and effects of his letter in specific detail The letter that martin luther king wrote was so into detail that it was like this man was ahead of his time. He stated in his letter so many metaphors, quotes and so many heartbreaking facts that it was…